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As GOP turns it back, Trump looks to unlikely speakers for convention help
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Updated 9:41 PM ET, Fri July 1, 2016
Denver (CNN)Donald Trump is turning to his family, sports figures and business leaders to fill speaking slots at the Republican National Convention later this month as scores of prominent Republican leaders continue to refuse to line up behind their controversial nominee-to-be.
Trump announced Friday that his wife and children "are all going to be speaking" at the nominating convention that kicks off in just over two weeks. And the real estate mogul has also promised to add sports figures and other non-politicians who are supporting him to the roster of convention speakers, which would set the 2016 convention apart from past conventions packed with politicians.
The unconventional programming, which Trump has said will include a "winners' night," comes as his campaign and the Republican National Committee are facing an unusual problem unseen in past conventions: a lack of interest in speaking slots from many party elders and rising stars.
Instead of bartering with former primary rivals and rising stars jostling for prominent placement in the convention programming, Trump is left watching idly as prominent Republicans tell reporters they have no interest in speaking at the convention or, in some cases, even just attending.
"Everybody normally wants to speak at the convention," said Stuart Stevens, chief strategist to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential bid who was involved in organizing that year's convention.
A bevvy of senators, prominent congressmen and governors have stated that they won't attend the convention, refusals that are particularly pronounced among those facing tight re-election battles in battleground states.
The past two GOP nominees, Romney and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, have also said they won't attend the convention in Cleveland. And several of Trump's GOP rivals, including the host state's governor, John Kasich, also won't take the stage at the convention.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/01/politics/donald-trump-convention-children-speakers/index.html
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